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Promises

Ega sighed bitterly. Her eyes were pushy, reddening withstanding tears. Not yet had he fought for his promise to an Elzata, the bitter reality was already present in plain sight.

Is it really that hard to be happy with her?

Or is it Ega who has not fought to keep it all?

He thought for a moment. Remembering and re-digesting all his talk with Elzata. There was a tightness that burst into his chest, yet he was just so patty.

There was a sense of regret that ranted in his heart, remembering and imagining his girl's so heavy cry carrying the burden alone.

Where is Ega? Shouldn't in such moments Ega be the pillar that will keep him standing?

"Hhhhhhmmmmmm", Ega let out a long sigh. He steadied himself and tried to convince himself that everything would be fine. There should not be words that actually make Elzata more sick earlier he just blurted. Didn't they promise to fight each other until the time when they can make a pledge?

After thinking of something, Ega suddenly got up. There was a glimmer of light in his eyes, as if gathering back the flavor fragments that had been scattered.

***

"Za, I'm outside. You get into the front taxi of the house huh. Iwait"

Arrived2 a message came in, from Ega. Although wondering in heart, but Elzata did not think long and immediately came out.

Seen a yellow taxi has been pinned on the page. Soon he entered, before finally the taxi was speeding away.

"Here", Ega extended her hand, indicating that her hand was very open for Elzata to be leaning.

Without a second thought, Elzata rushed towards Ega. He wept so much that the burden in his heart would be lost by sharing it with the moorings of his heart, an Ega.

He let the girl cry until she was satisfied. His eyes continued to stare at the taxi window that continued to drive around the city for several rounds. Ega accidentally orders a taxi so that no one recognizes and suspects that the night they went together.

His hands continued to pat Elzata gently, as if wanting to transfer strength so that they could equally strongly fight for the sense of heart that they had tethered.

Once calmer, soon Elzata wiped away the tears that had soaked his cheeks. It was fortunate that her eyes that were as swollen as scars were invisible as they sat in the taxi in the dark. For a moment they fell silent, diving into each other's thoughts. The dim lights throughout the city can be seen alternating indicating they are not being silent. Trees also seem to walk past them signify the time is increasingly turning.

Finally, Ega opened his voice to break the silence and started the conversation.

"Have you? Now we can talk?" said Ega softly

Elzata nodded, not a word coming out of his lips.

"Can I ask you to fight for me? I will fight for us too"

Elzata nodded again, still silent a thousand languages.

"My script is done. I'm in court next month. That means, by the end of this year I'm going to graduate",

Shocked, Elzata looked on with an expression that was difficult to describe with words. I don't know what to think, but he still let Ega continue talking.

Elzata tries to digest each of Ega's words, and tries to guess which way the conversation ends.

"Continue?"

"Fight for me, Elzata. Reject your parents' requests for any reason that might make them understand. And fight for these 5 months to complete your script, so that by the end of this year we can graduate together. On that graduation day my family and I will come to ask you to your parents, after that we get married and we go to Japan. We go to school again, and we start our household there, too. Sacrifice your obsession, abandon KAPN and forget everything. Let them speak as much as they do, and make me the only choice in your life. Fight for me Za, sacrifice for me, and I will sacrifice and fight for you too", he said",

imperceptibly, Ega's clear hair dripped from the end of her eyes. A fierce and ordinary campus lion looks elegant, can drop from the image that has been attached in front of an Elzata.

Looking at the unfamiliar scenery in front of him, Elzata felt confident, although he finally failed to realize the time given by Ega was not much.

"But five months isn't a long time for me to get everything done, Ga. I haven't even started yet. I can't possibly, Ga. It's impossible to finish with such a short time"

After the entire course was completed, indeed Elzata had not started at all the script. The title was not in his mind. During this time Elzata prefers to dissolve and exciting themselves for KAPN activities and other social activities. Even being able to pass quickly was never in the contents of his head.

"You promised to fight for me, didn't you?"

"But..."

"You can, baby. You can do it", though",

Ega's words were truly capable of hypnotizing the conscious mind of an Elzata. He feels the power of Ega's incredible love can tear down his ego to stay fixed on his great obsession.

Suddenly a courage appeared in his heart, covering all the turmoil that had dominated his mind.

At last Elzata smiled, and nodded in relief.

"I'll fight for you, Ga. We graduate, get married and we face obstacles ahead of each other"

"Promise?"

"Promise...."

Ega breathes a sigh of relief. It's part of the struggle they both want. Although not easy, but if they support each other will definitely all feel light.

They asked for a taxi that accompanied them circling around the city for how many times it was to drive Elzata home, before finally they ended the trip.

Yes, the fight has just begun. But somehow the energy of the two seemed to make half their pe-er was done. There was relief in the hearts of the two, which was visible from the twinkle of the eyes that radiated and the thin smile that was hard to understand.

After this, Elzata must fight hard to be able to achieve his love. Although he himself does not know what kind of phrase is capable of leaching his papa, and struggle along what he must pass to soon graduate and become a wife of Ega Sakala Narendra.

Is Elzata able to get through it all? Let's see it later.

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